Running with first unit

The Bulls guard has no idea what the front office has in store for the Feb. 6 trade deadline, but whether the team stays intact or changes, what Dosunmu would like to see is a return to consistency with the little things.

The Bulls will hold Dosunmu out Monday due to calf injury management, so it's reasonable for fantasy managers to expect him to return in Thursday's matchup with the Warriors. With Lonzo Ball (knee) available and Coby White (ankle) out against the Clippers,

Iffy for Sunday

Ball (injury management) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against Atlanta.

Dosunmu (calf) is questionable for Monday's game against the Clippers. Dosunum, who just recently returned from a 10-game absence with a calf injury, has played in three straight games for the Bulls.

Ball will keep sitting out a game in back-to-backs. But his minutes have climbed, and coach Billy Donovan says he has been a full participant in practices and shootarounds between games.

Portland is home underdogs in this matchup, and while that is the case, the Bulls could be without their top guard, Lonzo ... Ayo Dosunmu will likely receive increased playing time. Ball has ...

LaMelo Ball scored 26 points, Miles Bridges had 21 and the Charlotte Hornets held on for a wild 125-123 win over the Chicago Bulls.

While Zach LaVine continues to boost the Chicago Bulls with his scoring heroics, Lonzo Ball has provided a welcome jolt as a secondary option. Ball enters Tuesday's visit from the New Orleans Pelicans coming off consecutive double-figure scoring efforts for the first time this season.

The Chicago Bulls failed to capitalize on Nikola Vucevic’s 40-point game in a 125-123 loss to the Charlotte Hornets. This marked the first game in which brothers LaMelo and Lonzo Ball competed against each other since Lonzo’s impressive return from injury.

Dosunmu (calf) is listed as questionable for Wednesday's game versus the Hawks.